Handling an ERISA-covered claim for long-term disability benefits is always a battle played on an uneven playing field. In order to reach the point where you are the prevailing party, there are many ...

Workers suing over disability and other benefits under the federal law known as the Employee Retirement Income Security Act, or ERISA, may win attorney fees and costs if they achieve "some degree of ...

Where a plaintiff seeking benefits under a long-term disability plan pursuant to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act has moved for counsel fees and costs, that motion should be denied because ...

A federal district court magistrate judge has ruled that the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission may have to pay unspecified attorney fees in connection with the alleged destruction of evidence in ...

Prevailing parties generally may recover costs other than attorneys’ fees on federal civil judgments, both in actions for monetary damages and injunctive relief (Federal Rule of Civil Procedure (FRCP) ...

The Supreme Court stepped into the delicate issue of attorneys' fees yesterday by agreeing to decide how much lawyers can make when suing the government on behalf of the disabled. The ruling, expected ...